History as a Breeze, as Breath is a performative storytelling lecture where autobiography, historical fragments and fiction begin to seep into one another. At its centre is Ishmael, an imagined young prisoner of war and drummer, carried by the wars of the seventeenth century to Skövde, Sweden and into the hospitality of a local family. Three hundred years later, I call him back to life. As I follow Ishmael, my own story surfaces: memories of moving to Sweden with my son almost twenty years...

Image of exhibition at Casa do Jardim da Estrela, an art centre in Lisbon, located in the iconic Jardim da Estrela. During January 2026 the final stage of the projet "Quando os Jardins Conversam" - "When gardens speak" happened at Casa do Jardim da Estrela. This exhibition emerged from a proposal by myself, Maria Lusitano, addressed to eight artists who have been meeting in dialogues within virtual “human gardens.” Ana Efe, João Silva, Inês Rolo Amado, Marta Wengorovius, Mónica Coelho, Paulo...

I am now artist in Residency at Skövde Kulturhus. I am very please about it and willing to develop a project inspired by the rich History of Skövde. I will be based at Skövde Kulturhus, one of the olderst culture houses of Sweden, built in the 60s.